The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 190 Let Him Go

The confrontation lasted for several minutes.

Caught in the middle, Gwendolyn glanced from one man to the other.

As the 023 special drug had lost its effect on Maverick, he now looked more imposing than Charles. His eyes gleamed with a chilling and merciless intensity.

Gwendolyn did not know what to say.

They were already eyeing each other with so much hostility in the beginning that she was not sure how the night would end.

She cleared her throat loudly, drawing their attention to her.

Gwendolyn then gestured for Charles to look in the direction of the dining room. “Charles, I’ve prepared all this food, and I’ve been waiting for you. I’ve also prepared two bottles of red wine. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a drink together. Let’s all drink and be merry tonight.”

“Okay.”

Charles shifted his focus from Maverick to Gwendolyn. He looked at her affectionately as they walked into the dining room together.

“Gwen, your culinary skills are amazing. These dishes smell so good. I wasn’t that hungry earlier, but now my appetite has been whetted.”

“I’m happy as long as you like them.”

Maverick stood in the stairwell, observing their interaction keenly.

Even though Gwendolyn had already told him about her plan that night, he was still caught off-guard when he saw her smiling happily at Charles and speaking to him in such a gentle manner.

He felt a pang of heartache.

When would Gwendolyn treat him the way she was treating Charles?

Both of them were chatting and laughing in the dining room, oblivious to the awkward expression on Maverick’s face.

At the dining table, Gwendolyn pursed her lips and smiled. She took the bottle of red wine that had been decanted and was about to pour some for Charles.

Charles extended his hand, making a gesture to stop her. “Gwen, you have a servant here. You don’t have to do this yourself.”

Gwendolyn’s expression momentarily froze, but she quickly regained her composure.

put down the red wine and looked in the

“Maverick, come here.”

cultivated this habit over the years. His

he turned to look at Gwendolyn. There was a hint of surprise in his voice when he said, “Gwen, there’s some dirt on your face. I’ll help

her

his hands in a gentle

they could come in contact with her face, another pair of hands grasped

uttered through gritted teeth, “Mr. Newton, mind your

shall do whatever I wish. Mind

and was about to shake off Maverick’s hands in

former’s eyes bore a malevolent

but his efforts were in vain. He

a servant treats his employer? He’s so arrogant. Such a defiant servant ought to be

Maverick snorted coldly. “My employer is Gwendolyn.

men locked eyes. Their hands were

was mounting tension in the

as she

be an intense battle between men whenever

coughed heavily again, giving Maverick

“That’s enough. Let go.”

this, Maverick released his

stood between Gwendolyn and Charles. His glare was fixed on Charles, capturing his every

then spoke with a hint of annoyance. “Gwen, it

my guest. You’ve offended him the moment you got here. Are you trying to make me angry? I think I have been too lenient with you. Have you forgotten

outside of the villa and called

walked into the living room and stood at

she disregarded Maverick without even glancing in his direction. “Bring him to the basement to do some soul-searching. Do not release him without my

looked at each other and

extremely cold. He spoke up with a hurt voice. “Are you punishing me because

to look at him

think? Charles and I are childhood friends, and I have always admired him since I was little. I used to hold a grudge against him, but now I’ve come to terms with it. Let bygones be bygones. After all, he still has a special place in my heart. I gave you a chance to terminate our employment contract, but you stubbornly refused to leave. If you can’t stand the way things are here,

through him

so hurt that it took

words still

knew that Gwendolyn no

using Charles to tell Maverick

the past, but aren’t you even a little moved

Gwendolyn kept quiet.

noticed that Maverick was slowly tearing up. His